New Delhi: Neeraj Chopra finished second in the Diamond League Finals 2024 on September 15 in Brussels, Belgium. His best attempt on the night was 87.86 meters, just 1cm behind Grenada’s Anderson Peters, who threw 87.87 meters to win the men’s javelin throw competition.
Peters opened with his best throw on the first attempt and maintained the first position throughout the event to win the silverware. Chopra was playing his last competition of the season and he looked far from his best. He had a brilliant run of finishing in the top three of every tournament since 2018.
He started the final with a brilliant attempt of 86.82m to come in second at the end of round one. Chopra returned with his second attempt of 83.49m but the 26-year-old hit his best attempt of the evening with his third attempt.
Chopra looked to cross the mark set by Peters with three attempts remaining but he came up with attempts of 82.04m, 83.30m and 86.46m to conclude the tournament. He had some trouble with his footing in the later attempts and fell to his left side twice after throwing, but the problem didn’t stop him from keeping second position.
Neeraj Chopra Brilliant Throw of 87.86m 💥
He finishes as Runner up of Diamond League 2024 , Just short of 1 cm from Champion Peters 💔
Despite Groin Injury, Neeraj gave his best 🇮🇳👏pic.twitter.com/rbmzBNOXRj
— The Khel India (@TheKhelIndia) September 14, 2024
This is the second time that Chopra has finished second in the final of the Diamond League. He previously won the 2022 edition of the league. Germany’s Julian Weber finished third with a best throw of 85.97m and Adrian Mardare finished fourth with a throw of 82.97m.
Avinash Sable finished ninth in Diamond League final
Avinash Sable finished ninth in the final of the Diamond League 2024 with a below-par time. He clocked 8 minutes and 17.09 seconds to finish ninth in the 10-man field in his debut Diamond League final.
Kenya’s Amos Serem won the Diamond League final with a time of 8:06.90 while current Olympic and world champion Morocco’s Soufiane El Bakkali (8:08.60) finished in the second position.
Indian javelin thrower, Neeraj Chopra finished in second with a best attempt of 87.86m in the final of Diamond League 2024. Grenada’s Anderson Peters finished first with an effort of 87.87m. Other Sports Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
